The disadvantages of women eating leeks

Leek is a vegetable that people often eat. There are many ways to cook leeks. They can be used as stuffing, fried with eggs, and those who like barbecue can string leeks into a skewer and grill them. Everyone knows that leeks are very good for men and have aphrodisiac effects. So what happens if women eat leeks? Let's find out what are the disadvantages of eating leeks and what are the disadvantages of women eating leeks~

1. What are the benefits of eating leeks for women?

1. Laxative

Chives contain a large amount of vitamins and crude fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility, treat constipation and prevent colon cancer.

2. Aphrodisiac

In fact, eating some leeks properly can also nourish yin and tonify the kidney. For women, eating some leeks properly can help improve their sexual desire.

3. Disperse blood stasis and promote blood circulation

Leek has the effects of dispersing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation, and detoxifying. It is beneficial for the human body to lower blood lipids, prevent and treat coronary heart disease, anemia, and arteriosclerosis.

4. Sterilization and anti-inflammatory

The sulfur compounds contained in leeks have certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects, and can inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa, dysentery, typhoid, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

5. Lowering blood lipids

Leek has the effect of dispersing blood stasis and detoxifying. It not only effectively lowers blood lipids, but also prevents and treats coronary heart disease, anemia and arteriosclerosis. Therefore, you might as well eat more leeks.

6. Beauty

Leeks are rich in vitamin A. Eating more of them can not only beautify the skin, improve eyesight and moisten the lungs, but also reduce the risk of colds, colds and asthma.

7. Protect the liver

Chives contain special ingredients such as volatile essential oils and sulfides, which emit a unique spicy smell, which helps to regulate liver qi, increase appetite and enhance digestive function.

2. What are the taboos of eating leeks?

1. Foods that cannot be eaten with leeks

(1) Spinach

Leeks should not be eaten together with spinach. Eating them together will have a laxative effect and can easily cause diarrhea.

Since leeks are difficult to digest, you should not eat too much at one time. Generally speaking, people with weak stomach, heat, fire in the lower part of the body, and indigestion should not eat leeks.

(2) Honey

Chives should not be eaten with honey, because leeks, onions and garlic belong to the same family and genus, all of which are Allium genus of the Liliaceae family. Moreover, their food and medicinal properties are spicy, warm and hot. They also contain allicin and sulfide, which are opposite to the properties of honey, so the two cannot be eaten together.

(3) Liquor

White wine is sweet, spicy and slightly bitter, very hot in nature, and contains ethanol. Alcohol is irritating and can dilate blood vessels, accelerate blood flow, and may cause recurrence of gastritis and gastrointestinal ulcers. Chives are warm in nature and sweet in taste, and can strengthen yang and promote blood circulation. Eating raw leeks and drinking white wine is like adding oil to the fire. Long-term consumption is even more harmful to patients with bleeding diseases. Therefore, be careful to avoid eating white wine and leeks together.

2. People who should avoid eating leeks

(1) People with symptoms of yin deficiency and excessive fire, such as hot palms and soles, night sweats, etc., should not eat leeks.

(2) People who do not like spicy food or are prone to allergies should not eat this food.

(3) People with tonsillitis, nasal abscesses and otitis media should not eat leeks.

(4) Leek has a certain stimulating effect on the uterus, so pregnant women should not eat leeks.

(5) People with indigestion or weak gastrointestinal function are prone to heartburn when eating leeks, so they should not eat too much.

(6) Patients with fever-related symptoms such as bad breath, mouth ulcers, and sore throat caused by smoke should not eat leeks.

(7) People who have just recovered from a serious illness are advised not to eat leeks because they have a weak constitution and poor digestive ability. It is better to eat more rice porridge and other easily digestible foods.

(8) The Compendium of Materia Medica once recorded that eating too much leek can cause dizziness and blurred vision, especially after drinking alcohol. Modern medicine believes that people with hyperactivity and fever should not eat it.

(9) People who are deficient in calcium, iron and zinc should try to eat less leeks. Leeks contain oxalic acid, which can easily antagonize some minerals and trace elements, affecting the absorption of these minerals and trace elements.